To declare that a personal, inner experience gives certainty about the workings of the universe is to assign far too much value to one’s subjective sense of conviction.
I’m not that arrogant.
The brain, marvelous instrument though it is, isn’t infallible. It can misfire, seize or hallucinate, and it can do so in a way that’s utterly indistinguishable from reality to the person experiencing it.

"Man is his own star. His acts are his angels, good or ill, While his fatal shadows walk silently beside him."-Rhyme of the Primeval Paradine AFC 54
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So, because of Microsoft's money-hungry powertrip has made sure that Halo 4 is not playable on my platform of choice, I have finally succumbed and watched it on Youtube. And I have to say, that the guy voicing the Didact sounds an awful lot like Harbinger.

Originally Posted by Erin

I only saw a few minutes of it but it looked slicker than a lubed up olympic swimmer fleeing from a shark.

So, because of Microsoft's money-hungry powertrip has made sure that Halo 4 is not playable on my platform of choice, I have finally succumbed and watched it on Youtube. And I have to say, that the guy voicing the Didact sounds an awful lot like Harbinger.

That's because the guy voicing the Didact is the guy who voiced Harbinger.

So, because of Microsoft's money-hungry powertrip has made sure that Halo 4 is not playable on my platform of choice, I have finally succumbed and watched it on Youtube. And I have to say, that the guy voicing the Didact sounds an awful lot like Harbinger.

Do we really have to bash Microsoft for keeping their own IP on their system?

Do we really have to bash Microsoft for keeping their own IP on their system?

As the avid Halo fan that I am, yes.

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From a business standpoint I fully understand why they're doing it. It gives them complete control over the franchise, it ensures a steady amount of 360s will continue to be sold, AND they rake in a ton of cash from people wanting to play the game online on Live. That does not mean I have to like it.

---------- Post added 2013-01-04 at 01:39 AM ----------

Originally Posted by orissa

Do I have to tell you who voices Sara Palmer too?

That one, embarrassingly enough, took me a lot longer to figure out. All thanks to them using an actual actress for her face. I was thoroughly confused for a while.

Originally Posted by Erin

I only saw a few minutes of it but it looked slicker than a lubed up olympic swimmer fleeing from a shark.

I would assume that "avid Halo fan" and "owns a 360" would go hand in hand, to be honest. Not liking it is fine, but saying that they're being a greedy evil company (not your exact wording, I know) is a bit of a stretch.

On a tangential note, is anybody bothered by the All Story trope? That is to say, when the antagonistic force turns out to be an ancient alien race. The notable games, as Giant Bomb pointed out in their end of the year awards, were Halo 4, Assassin's Creed 3, and Mass Effect 3. The All Story trope extends further than just those games, and while it can be interesting if done well, I find it a bit tiresome. Mass Effect 3 pulled it off well, I think, because it wasn't really that big of a mystery that the Reapers filled the "ancient evil" mold, and they had a reason to be as ancient as they are.

Played 1 and 2 on PC, played 3 at a friend's place, and have read all the books, excluding the Forerunner saga which I haven't picked up yet. Just finished The Thursday War a couple of days ago, which was what led me to watch 4 on Youtube.

You can be a fan without owning the console.

Originally Posted by Erin

I only saw a few minutes of it but it looked slicker than a lubed up olympic swimmer fleeing from a shark.

Though they didn't release PC versions until years after. Halo 1 PC port was about two years after the release, and Halo 2 was about 3 years after release. Three and Four will likely both be released for PC at some point. So no reason to call them any greedier then they were for the original Halo. You just played them on PC way after they were relevant and thus used a port to gain more money from an older product.

It never gained traction beyond Xbox. Unlike Mass Effect which started out as a Xbox only game and exploded into much more when the PC port happened. Heck it wasn't even a Bioware original game.

"Man is his own star. His acts are his angels, good or ill, While his fatal shadows walk silently beside him."-Rhyme of the Primeval Paradine AFC 54
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I bought and played them on PC because I played them on Xbox at a friend's place and got interested in the series. I'd rather play something myself at my own leisure rather than being dependant on the availability of others.

I suspect that the only reason for them to get Gearbox to port the first game to PC was to gain an additional playerbase. And the only reason why they ported Halo 2 was because Game for Windows Live required a Gold subscription at the time of the game's release on PC.

I very much doubt we'll be playing Halo 3+ on PC until someone gets an actual 360 emulator up and running.

Originally Posted by Erin

I only saw a few minutes of it but it looked slicker than a lubed up olympic swimmer fleeing from a shark.

Though they didn't release PC versions until years after. Halo 1 PC port was about two years after the release, and Halo 2 was about 3 years after release. Three and Four will likely both be released for PC at some point. So no reason to call them any greedier then they were for the original Halo. You just played them on PC way after they were relevant and thus used a port to gain more money from an older product.

It never gained traction beyond Xbox. Unlike Mass Effect which started out as a Xbox only game and exploded into much more when the PC port happened. Heck it wasn't even a Bioware original game.

Halo 3 and 4 will not likely ever be released for PC. I hate to bust your bubble. Not enough money for them to do it and if they did it wouldn't run on that many computers. The halo 1 pc port was abysmall for bugs and system requirements. Shit I remember when that game came out, they added a flame thrower to the pc version and like 10 computers in the world could run it.